NUR401 Midterm Exam Questions with
Answers
Nosocomial - ✔✔(of a disease) originating in a hospital.
Dysarthria - ✔✔slurred speech
Presbycusis - ✔✔age-related hearing loss; progressive and irreversible decline in hearing that
affects both ears equally
Presbyopia - ✔✔impaired vision as a result of aging; common age-related condition where the
eyes lose their ability to focus on near objects
Achalasia - ✔✔swallowing condition that affects the tube connecting the mouth and the
stomach (esophagus)
Alopecia - ✔✔hair loss
Anhidrosis - ✔✔medical condition where a person exhibits diminished (decreased) sweating in
response to appropriate stimuli
Anoxia - ✔✔absence of oxygen
Aphasia - ✔✔language disorder caused by brain damage; affects a person's ability to
communicate - causes difficulty regarding speaking, understanding language, reading, and
writing
Ascites - ✔✔abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
, Ataxia - ✔✔
Atrophy - ✔✔impaired coordination, poor muscle control that causes clumsy movements
Bronchial - ✔✔relating to the bronchi or bronchioles
Bronchovesicular - ✔✔the normal breath sound heard over major bronchi, characterized by
moderate pitch and an equal duration of inspiration and expiration; heard in specific areas
(major bronchi & between the shoulder blades)
Bruit - ✔✔blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially
occluded
Cachexia - ✔✔complex metabolic syndrome characterized by significant weight loss, muscle
wasting, and fatigue; associated with chronic diseases (cancer, AIDS, heart failure, and chronic
kidney disease)
Cerumen - ✔✔earwax
Clubbing - ✔✔medical condition characterized by the enlargement and softening of the
fingetips or toes
Diaphoresis - ✔✔excessive sweating; occurs without an obvious cause, like exercise or heat
Dysphasia - ✔✔difficulty speaking
Dyspepsia - ✔✔indigestion
Answers
Nosocomial - ✔✔(of a disease) originating in a hospital.
Dysarthria - ✔✔slurred speech
Presbycusis - ✔✔age-related hearing loss; progressive and irreversible decline in hearing that
affects both ears equally
Presbyopia - ✔✔impaired vision as a result of aging; common age-related condition where the
eyes lose their ability to focus on near objects
Achalasia - ✔✔swallowing condition that affects the tube connecting the mouth and the
stomach (esophagus)
Alopecia - ✔✔hair loss
Anhidrosis - ✔✔medical condition where a person exhibits diminished (decreased) sweating in
response to appropriate stimuli
Anoxia - ✔✔absence of oxygen
Aphasia - ✔✔language disorder caused by brain damage; affects a person's ability to
communicate - causes difficulty regarding speaking, understanding language, reading, and
writing
Ascites - ✔✔abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
, Ataxia - ✔✔
Atrophy - ✔✔impaired coordination, poor muscle control that causes clumsy movements
Bronchial - ✔✔relating to the bronchi or bronchioles
Bronchovesicular - ✔✔the normal breath sound heard over major bronchi, characterized by
moderate pitch and an equal duration of inspiration and expiration; heard in specific areas
(major bronchi & between the shoulder blades)
Bruit - ✔✔blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery is partially
occluded
Cachexia - ✔✔complex metabolic syndrome characterized by significant weight loss, muscle
wasting, and fatigue; associated with chronic diseases (cancer, AIDS, heart failure, and chronic
kidney disease)
Cerumen - ✔✔earwax
Clubbing - ✔✔medical condition characterized by the enlargement and softening of the
fingetips or toes
Diaphoresis - ✔✔excessive sweating; occurs without an obvious cause, like exercise or heat
Dysphasia - ✔✔difficulty speaking
Dyspepsia - ✔✔indigestion
